His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani patronised the graduation ceremony of the 9th batch of candidate students of Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College at Al Udeid Air Base Wednesday.
The ceremony was attended by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani, and Minister of Defence of Rwanda Major General Albert Murasira, Minister of Defence of Nigeria Bashir Salihi Magashi, Commander of Royal Air Force of Saudi Arabia Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Commander of US Air Force Lieutenant General Gregory Guillot and Commander of Air Force Academy of Italy Major General Paolo Tarantino.
Senior officials who attended the ceremony also included Commander of Ghala Air Base and Commandant of Sultan Qaboos Air Academy of Oman Brigadier General Pilot Ali bin Mubarak Al Ameri, Commander of Air Academy of Pakistan Major General Muhammad Qaiser Janjua, Commander of Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base of Kuwait Lieutenant General Pilot Ismail Abdullah Al Kandari, Royal Air Force Commander of the Jordan General Mohammad Fathi and Commander of Sudanese Air College Brigadier General Pilot Saad Ahmad Abdulrahman, a number of leaders of colleges, institutes and security and military academies from brotherly and friendly countries. The ceremony was also attended by senior officers of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Interior, the Amiri Guard and the State Security Bureau, in addition to their Excellencies heads of diplomatic missions in the country and the guardians of the graduates.